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Burnout Paradise: Special Edition announced

Published on 3rd November 2008 by Joe Martin

Burnout Paradise will have a special edition boxset and PC version both released this February.

Criterion Games has announced that it plans to release a special edition boxset for Burnout Paradise this February, putting the release alongside the PC version of the game.

The boxset, to be called Burnout Paradise - The Ultimate Box will include a copy of the game with both the Cagney and Bikes updates, as well as a new offline multiplayer mode.

The new mode, dubbed Burnout Paradise Party, is an offline mode for up to eight players to play in a hotseat game-style. Criterion promises that there'll be dozens of new challenges an missions for players in this mode, based around Speed, Stunt and Skill events.

To help appease fans, Electronic Arts has also said that the new mode will also be available to those who already have a copy of the game and will go on sale on Xbox 360 Marketplace and the PlayStation Store as an extra bit of DLC.

The boxset is set for release this February, which coincides with the hugely delayed but massively awaited PC version of the game.

If you've been waiting for the PC release or if you haven't heard about the game at all yet then you can check out our Burnout Paradise[/i] review and then let us know what you think of the game in the forums.

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liratheal 3rd November 2008, 12:53

What the devil is a 'hot-seat style of gameplay'?

DougEdey 3rd November 2008, 12:55

Switch controller between players
1 controller - 8 players

liratheal 3rd November 2008, 13:03

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Originally Posted by DougEdey
Switch controller between players
1 controller - 8 players

That is.. Really pathetic.

Considering the lack of local multiplayer, anyone who wants to play this with friends (Locally) is already going to be doing this, surely?

DougEdey 3rd November 2008, 13:07

Theres a video on criterions site showing them doing it for Halloween

Dannythemusicman 3rd November 2008, 13:09

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Originally Posted by liratheal
Quote:
Originally Posted by DougEdey
Switch controller between players
1 controller - 8 players

That is.. Really pathetic.

Considering the lack of local multiplayer, anyone who wants to play this with friends (Locally) is already going to be doing this, surely?

Yeh sure it sounds pretty pathetic but I remember playing Grand Prix 3 at uni with 3 of us all tanked up trying hot seat 2 laps each and it was great fun!!!

Flibblebot 3rd November 2008, 14:13

Presumably the party game thingy is more like the original Burnout games Crash mode? I can't imagine swapping controllers as you're driving around the city...

Mentai 3rd November 2008, 19:45

They should have split screen 2 player on PC like need for speed 2 did! That was great fun, I don't know why games stopped doing it :(

DXR_13KE 3rd November 2008, 22:47

burnout for pc? AWESOME!!!!

talladega 4th November 2008, 08:00

i still havent got this game and I really want to. Now its on the PSN as a full download, so I may get it that way.

naokaji 4th November 2008, 08:47

Will the pc version be like the initial console version or the get the extra content as well?
Why hotseat as multiplayer? from my limited knowledge about consoles they all allow connecting more than one controller at once, so it shoudnt really be a problem to have more than person playing at once.

benjamyn 4th November 2008, 22:45

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Originally Posted by naokaji
Will the pc version be like the initial console version or the get the extra content as well?
Why hotseat as multiplayer? from my limited knowledge about consoles they all allow connecting more than one controller at once, so it shoudnt really be a problem to have more than person playing at once.

because having an update for hotseating, I assume is no where near as complicated/time consuming as making an update for split screen multiplayer.

Spaceraver 5th November 2008, 02:26

remember playing Worms via hotseat. Man that was good fun.